Shōjo Manga Pioneer Masako Watanabe Dies at 97, Leaving Behind The Castle of Glass
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Masako Watanabe, known as the pioneer of Japanese shojo manga, has passed away at the age of 97. She gained attention starting in the 1960s for her romance works set in the West, and won the Shogakukan Manga Award in 1971 for her representative work, *The Glass Castle*. Later, she expanded her scope into the horror genre and is regarded as a symbolic figure in the history of Japanese manga, notably becoming the first female manga artist to be aw…
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim Byung-kyu = Manga artist Masako Watanabe, a pioneer of Japanese shojo manga famous for 'The Glass Castle,' passed away on the 3rd, Kyodo News reported 1...
Shōjo Manga Pioneer Masako Watanabe Dies at 97, Leaving Behind The Castle of Glass
Masako Watanabe, the renowned Japanese shōjo manga artist best known for The Castle of Glass, has died at the age of 97. According to Kyodo News, Watanabe passed away on October 3, with news of her death reported on October 13, 2026. Watanabe became prominent during the 1960s through works such as The White Horse Girl and Mother. Her stories explored emotional bonds between mothers and daughters and between sisters, helping shape shōjo manga foc…
On the 13th, the official X account of manga artist Masako Watanabe, known for works such as "Glass Castle," who passed away on the 3rd at the age of 97, released a message that she had received from her before her death. In the message, Watanabe expressed her gratitude to those involved and wrote, "I have many memories in my heart that are like treasures..."
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